Indonesia is focused on upgrading its infrastructure, key to the
nation’s success as it integrates into the ASEAN Economic Community in
late 2015.

The National Development
Planning Board (Bappenas) plans to increase infrastructure spending by
2.5 times in 2016, up from 290 trillion IDR (22.5 billion USD) this
year. The Government will allocate the increased sum to upgrade power
plants, roads and airports nationwide.

According to Director General of the Industrial Estates Development
Imam Haryono , 55 trillion IDR (4.27 billion USD) have been dedicated to
build supporting facilities for 13 industrial parks outside Java Island
over the next five years .

Deputy Chief
Suhariyanto from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) regarded the
infrastructure advancements as a major factor in achieving the
Government’s targeted 5.7 percent economic growth in 2015.-VNA